Thailand’s COVID-19 death toll jumps to 5 with 91 new confirmed cases

March 27, 2020

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Thailand reported the country’s fifth death from COVID-19 today, as total infections increase by 91 to 1,136 so far.

The latest fatality is a 50-year old Thai Muslim man, living in the Su-ngai Golok district of the southern province of Narathiwat. Health officials are yet to determine whether he was among those who attended a religious ceremony in Malaysia.

The 91 new infections are divided into three groups:

30 include five related to the boxing stadium cluster, seven related to entertainment venues and 18 were in close contact with other infected people.

19 include nine Thais returning from abroad and one foreign arrival, five who worked in enclosed and crowded places or in association with foreigners and four others.

42 have tested positive for the virus, but their cases are still pending confirmation.

According to Dr. Anupong Sutaria, a senior doctor at the Disease Control Department, recoveries have increased to 97 today, with 1,034 still in hospital, including 11 in a severe condition.